Coin carrying and dispensing device



- Feb. 13, 1923.

A. F. NELSON. COIN CARRYING AND DISPENSING DEVICE.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

FILED JULY 8,1920.

INVENTOR Feb. 13, 1923.

A. F. NELSON. COIN CARRYING AND DISPENSING DEVICE.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

FILED JULY 8,1920.

ATTORNEY ARTHUR- F.

COIN CARRYINfi .'ilill) DISPENSING DEVICE.

'State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful In'iprovenients in Coin Carrying and Dispensing Devices, of which i the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in coin carrying and dispensing devices used by persons handling money for th purpose of carrying and changing the same.

The obje-z't of the invention is to provide a device of novel, simple and etlicient construction having provision: first, whereby stacks of coins of differentdenominations may be carried in suitable tubes or casings; second, whereby the coins may be readily placed within and ejected from their tubes or casings as needed by a suitable hand operated device; third, whereby any one of the ejecting devices may caused to eject one, two or more coins from its tube or ct ing during each operation thereo'i by setting the ejectingfilevices in different posi tions of adjustment; and,ifourth, whereby various novel and advantageous operations may be performed in changing coins. V

l'Vith the above and related objects in View, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and ar a geinent of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating; the invention,

Figure 1 is a front view of a coin carryi and dispensing device, enibody'i invention.

Figure 32 is a side view thereof.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Fig. with the adjustable members and the parts carried thereby removed.

Figure 4c is a sectional detail, on line l-i of Fig. 2.

Figure 5 is a vertical section through one of the tubes, on line 55 of Fig. 1, showing the adjustable member in a position to eject one coin at each operation of the ejecting device. i I

Figure 6 is a view similar to the lower portion of Fig. 5, showing the adjustable member raised to a position to eject two coins at each operation of the ejecting device.

Figure 7 is a view similar to the lower portion of Fig. 5, showing the ejector inoveu forwardly to the ejecting position.

Serial No. 394,61 5.

Figure 8 is a side view of one of the adjustable nieinbers.

i igure 9 is a top view of the device, partly broken away and in section.

Figure 10 is a perspective view of one of the hand operated levers.

ir ip ure 11 is a sectional detail on line 1l11 of Fig. 2.

te'l'erring to the drawings, the general frame structure oi? the device comprises a set of vertically arranged tubes or casings 2, a top plate 3 connecting the upper ends of the tubes and extending rearwardly there-- from, a housing t connecting the lower portions or. the tubes and extending: rearwarr l therefrom, and. plates or braces 5 (OllllkiCi-ll'lfl the central portions of the tubes 2 above the housing 4.

lilxtending between the top of the housing; at and the top plate 3 and connected thereto at the respective ends of the rearwardporlion of the device are rods 6, the upper ends of which are turned down to form hoolcs 7 adapted to engage the belt or other portion of the clothing of the user of the device to suspend and retain it in a convenient position in front of the user for the insertion or removal of coins, as will be hereinafter described.

The floor wall of the housing; at extends beneath the tubes 2 and forms the floor portions 8 thereof for supporting stacks or coins therein; and the top plate 8 is provided with slots 9 therein through which coins map is introduced to the tubes As the coins are placed within the tubes 2 through the slots S) they fall to the floor pOltlUfiS ti thereof or to other coins resting thereon and build up in stacks within the tubes. 7

As herein illustrated, the two tubes the left hand side of Figs. 1 and 9 are designed to receive nickels or five cent coins, the next tube to the right is designed to receive dimes or ten cent coins, and the tube at the extreine right is designed to receive quarters or twenty-five cent coins. When the device is suspended at the front of the clothing of the user, as previously described, the

tubes 2 containing the nickels will. be the tubes nearest to the right hand of the user.

the tube 52 containing the dinies next and the tube 2 containing the quarters next. As more nichels are handled than dimes, and

more dimes than quarters, I have found that the arrangement of the tubes 2 as shownand described is very convenient and permits the coins to be handled with the minimum amount of effort.

The lower portion of the forward wall of each tube 2 is provided with a discharge opening 10 through which the coins may be removed from the tubes; and each tube 2 is provided with a hand operated ejecting de vice for ejecting the coins through its opening when desired. As the ejecting devices for the several tubes are alike in every particular, excepting size, a description of one will suflice for all. 'lheretore, 1. shall now describe the ejecting device for the quarters which is illustrated in the detail views oi"? the drawings.

Embracing and partially surroumling the lower portion of the tube 2 is a sleeve-like portion 1.1 of a vertically adjustable member 12 having a rear portion 13 which extends back into the housing 4-. The rear portion 13 comprises spaced parallel side walls 14, forming continuations of the sides of the sleeve-like portion 11, and a rear wall 1.5 connecting the side walls 14 adjacent to the inner face of the rear wall 16 of the housing 4:. The sleeve-like portion 11 of the member 12 is slidably fitted to the tube 2, and the member 12 as a whole is adjustable vertically with respect to the housing 4:, the tube 2 and its floorportion 8. The member 12 is held in fixed relation to the tube 2 and housing 4: in its several positions of adjustment by a suitable clamp screw 17 which extends through a vertical slot in the rear wall 16 of the housing 1 and is screwed into the rear wall 15 of the member 12.

The bottom of the forward portion oi the sleeve-like portion 1.1 of the member 12 is provided with a wall 18 which is adapted to partially close the opening 10 in the tube 2 to limit the number of coins 19, shown by dot-and-dash lines, which may be'moved torwardly through the discharge opening 10 at one time. TVhen the member 12 is in the position shown in Figs. 5 and 7, the space between the top oi the floor 8 and the bottom oi the wall 18 is equal to or slightly in excess of the thickness of a coin 1.9, thereby preventing more than the lowermost coin from being moved 'lorwardly through the opening ll) at the same time. When it is desired to eject more than one coin through the opening 10 at the same time, the member 12 is adjusted upwardly until the bottom of the wall 18 is on a level with or slightly above the top of the number of coins de-- sired to be ejected. In Fig. 6, the member 12' is shown adjusted to a position to permit the ejection of two coins 19 at a time.

The rear portion 13 of the member 12 e3:- tends down through a slot in the bottom wall of the housing 4 and it supports and guides an ejector 20 which is mounted to slide forward and back therein. The ejector 20 comprises side walls 21, and a top wall 22 connecting the side walls. The side walls 21 rest upon the bottom wall 23 oi the member 12 and they are fitted to slide between and against the side walls 1 1 of the member 12. The ejector 20 is adapted to be moved forward and back into and from the lower portion of the tube 2, and, when it is thus moved, its top wall 22 moves-over the floor portion 8 of the tube, and its side walls 21 move into and from slots 25 in the floor portion 8.

lVhen the ejector 20 is retracted, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, its forward end is back oi. the stack of coins 19, and when it is'projected forwardly to the position shown in Fig. 7, it engages the coin or coins 19 in its path and ejects them from the tube 2 through the discharge opening 10 therein.

The sides of the lower portion of the tube 2 are provided with spring fingers 2-1, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4c, which not only prevent the coins 19 from accidentally "falling through the opening 10 from within the tube 2 when it is tilted, but also act against the rearward portion oi the coin or coins, after they have been moved to the position shown in Fig. 7 by the ejector 20, and shoot them out through the opening 10 into the hand of the person using the device, as will be hereinafter described.

The top of the ejector 20 is slightly below the bottom of the wall 18, and, when the member 12 is adjusted vertically, the ejector 20 is carried therewith so as to preserve this relationship between it and the wall 18. It will be understood, therefore, that when the member12 is raised to raise the wall 18 to permit the ejection of more than one coin 19, the ejector 20 will also be raised therewith to a position to eject the corresponding number of coins desired. 'VVhen the ejector 20 is raised to eject more than one coin, its side walls 21 as well as its top wall 22 act against the coins being ejected.

The ector 20 is adapted to be moved forward and back by an arm 26 whose upper end is pivoted, at 27, on a pin extending between the side walls 14. 01 the member 12, and whose lower end extends between and acts against two pins 28 which extend trans versely between th 2 side walls 21 oil the ejector 20; and the arm 26 is adapted to he moved by the upper end of an arm 29 of a lever 30. The lever 30 comp-rises the arm 29, fitted to operate bet-ween the side walls 14: of the member 12, projections 31, extending from the lower portion of the sides of the arm 29 and through slots 32 in the side walls 1 1 of the member 12, and an arm 33 located outside of the member .12 and extending upwardly and forwardly from one of the projections 31, as clearly shown in the drawings. The arms 29 and 33 and project1ons31 are formed integral of a. single piece of sheet metal, and the lever 30 is assembled tained in workingpo-sition by and between with the other parts by turning the arm 29 down to a. horizontal position, passing it through one of the slots 32 and then raising After being raised, the arm 29 is rethe arm 26 and rear wall 15 of themember 12. Normally, the arm 29 is held back against the rear wall 15 of the member 12,

and the arm 26 is held back against the arm 29 by av flat spring 34 having a free end engaging the forward face of the arm 26 and extending over the top of the arm 26 and wall 15 and down between the wall 15 of the member 12 and the wall 16 of the llOllSll'lg 4t, and being held in place relatively to the member 12 by the clamp screw 1?, as clearly shown in Figs. 5 and 7.

When it is desired to eject a coin or coins 19 from the tube 2, the arm 33 of the lever 30 is depressed by hand, causing the lower end of its arm 29 to fulcrum against the wall 15 and the upper end of its arm 29 to engage the arm 26 and move itand the ejector 2O forwardly against the action of the spring 3% to the position shown in Fig. 7. lVhen the arm 33 is released, the spring 3% automatically returns the parts to the position shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

When it is desired to change the adjust ment of the member 12 to vary the number of coins 19 ejected at each operation of the lever 30, the screw 17 is loosened, the member 12 isv raised until the bottom of the wall 18 is slightly above the top of the number of coins desired at each operation, and the screw 17 is then tightened, clamping the member 12 and housing at firmly together.

From the foregoing description it will be readily understood that the member 12 of any one of the coin carrying tubes 2 may be easily and quickly adjusted to cause its ej ecting device to eject any desired number of coins, within limits, at each operation of its lever 30.

In ejecting a coin or coins from a tube 2, the person using the device places the fingers of his right hand beneath. the tube, with the palm of the hand in position to receive the coin or coins. He then uses the thumb of the same hand to depress the lever arm 33 and thereby effects the ecting operation as previously described.

While I have herein shown and described preferred form of embodiment of my inven tion, I desire it to be understood that the structure shown and described is capable of great modification without departing from my invention, particularly with relation to the mechanism which is adaped to be set in different positions to cause the ejection of a predetermined number of coins at each op eration One of the essential features of my invention and which I claim in its broadest aspect is the relation of the wall 18 and the ejector 20 and. the adjustability thereof as a therein, an ejector movable into and from the lower portion of the casing and adapted to be operated to elect coins therefrom through said openiin id c ctor being ad ustable to a high worong position and to a low \FOllflhQ )osition and to intermediate worliim positions relatively to said floor portion, and means to maintain the ejector in any one of said positions.

2. In a coin lis 'ienser, a frame structure having a casing adapted to rec 've and hold a stack of coins and having a discharge opening in the lower portion thereof and a floor portion for supporting the coins therein, amember carried by said structin'e and adjustable vertically relatively to the floor portion and provided with a straight horizontal guideway, and an ejector slidahle in a straight path in said guide'vay into and from the lower portion of the casing and adapted to be operatet to eject coins therefrom through said opening and having a coin engaging portion adapted to extend above and below said floor portion, whereby the number of coins discharged from the casing at each operation of the ejector may be varied by adjusting said member.

3. In a coin dispenser, a frame structure having a casing adapted to receive and hold a stack of coins and having a discharge opening in the lower portion thereof and a floor portion for supporting the coins therein, a member :arried by said structure and adjustable vertically relatively .to said floor portion, an ejector supportedand guided by said member and movable into and from the lower portion of the casing and adapted to be operated to eject coins therefrom through said opening and having a coin engaging portion adapted to extend above and below said floor portion, whereby the number of coins discharged from the casing at each operation of the ejector may be aried by zuljusting said member, and a wall above said floor portion and adjustable relatively thereto to prevent the discharge of coins not engaged by the ejector. '1

at. In a coin dispe ser, a frame structure having a casing adapted to receive and hold a stack of coins and having a discharge opening in the lower portion thereof and a floor portion for supporting the coins therein. a member carried by said structure and adjustable vertically relatively to said floor portion, and an ejector supported and guided by said member and movable into and from the lower portion of the casing and lli') adapted to be operated to eject coins therefrom through said opening and having a coin engaging portion adapted to extend above and below said floor portion, whereby the number of coins discharged from the casing at each operation of the ejector may be varied by adjusting said member.

5. In a coin dispenser, a framestrueture having;- a casing adapted to receive and hold a stack of coins and having a discharge opening in the lower portion thereof and a floor portion for supporting the coins there in. a n'iember carried by said structure and adjustable vertically relatively to said floor portioin an ejector supported and guided by said member and movable into and iron] the lower portion of the casing and adapted to be operated to eject coins therefrom through said opening and having a coin engaging);

portion adapted to extendabove and beiow said fifoor portion and a wall carried by said member above said floor portion and preventing the discharge of more than a predetermii'ied ni'imber of coins through said opening during one ejectingoperation, WliGl'Gi')y the number of coins discharged 6. In a coindispenser, a frame structure having a casing adaptedto receive and hold a stack of coins and having a discharge openingin the lower portion thereotand a floor portion for supporting the coins therein, a member carried by said structure and adjustable Vertically relatively to said 'l'loor portion, an ejector supported and guided by saidmember and movable into and from the lower portion of the casing and-adapted to be operated to eject coins therefrom tiu'ough said opening; and having: 3 001111 611- e'ag ing' portion adapted to extend above and beloiv said floor portion, whereby the number oiicoins discharged from the casing at each operation 01 the ejector may be varied by adjusting said'member, a'morzible hand operated part carried by said member and meai'isoperated'by said part when moved to operate said ejector."

In testimony whereof ai'iix'my signature hereto.

ARTHUR F. NELSON. 

